Post-Graduate Opportunities and Careers

Graduate Programs

This list of graduate programs is meant as a helpful guide and is not "official" or exhaustive. Institutions with doctoral programs may also offer a master's degree, graduate minors, certificates, or dual J.D./M.A.

Fellowships

It's never too early or too late in your academic career to consider applying for a fellowship. Fellowships can offer funds for travel, research, study, or all three! Fellowships can range from short-term summer courses to multi-year graduate programs throughout the world.

Students interested in pursuing fellowships in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies are encouraged to visit the Office of Fellowships website or make an appointment to meet with the Director of Fellowships by contacting Jill Graham in the Provost's Office.

A list of many fellowship opportunities can also be downloaded from the link below.

Careers

What can you do with a WGSS major or minor? Students who major or minor in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies often go into careers related to advocacy for gender equality and/or LGBT rights in international development, law, health care, education or social services.

Some recent examples include positions with:

Center for Women’s Global Leadership (CWGL) at Rutgers University

Commission on Women's Issues at in the New York City Mayor's Office

Planned Parenthood

Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE)

Tucker Center for Research on Girls and Women in Sport at University of Minnesota

Vital Voices Global Partnership

WomenHeart: the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease

Our graduates also go on to careers in publishing, financial planning, law, education, college admissions, higher education administration, and development. Although these career paths are not specifically related to feminist issues, graduates often find that their understanding of gender and sexuality informs and improves their work. Some recent examples include:

Admissions Dean (Franklin and Marshall College, University of Massachusetts--Amherst and MacMurray College)

English Teacher (Philadelphia Public Schools)

Spanish Teacher, Teach for America

Publicist, Random House

Assistant Attorney General for the District of Columbia

Advancement Associate for LREI (independent school in New York City)

Paralegal, Cold Case Unity of the New York County District Attorney's Office